425th Maryland General Assembly

The 425th Maryland General Assembly convened in a regular session on January 9, 2008 and adjourned sine die on April 7, 2008.[1]

Maryland General Assemblies

Senate

Party composition
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 33
  Republican Party 14
Total
 47

Leadership
PositionNamePartyDistrict
President of the Senate Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Democratic 27
President pro tem Nathaniel J. McFadden Democratic 45
Majority Leader Edward J. Kasemeyer Democratic 12
Majority Whip Lisa A. Gladden Democratic 41
Minority Leader David R. Brinkley Republican 4
Minority Whip Nancy Jacobs Republican 34

Members
District
Jurisdiction(s) represented
Image
Senator
Party
First
elected
Primary
committee
Executive
nominations
1 Allegany, Garrett, and Washington George C. Edwards Republican 2006 Finance —
2 Washington Donald F. Munson Republican 1990 Budget and Taxation Member
3 Frederick and Washington Alex X. Mooney Republican 1998 Judicial Proceedings —
4 Carroll and Frederick David R. Brinkley Republican 2002 Budget and Taxation Member
5 Baltimore County and Carroll Larry E. Haines Republican 1990 Judicial Proceedings Member
6 Baltimore County Norman R. Stone, Jr. Democratic 1966 Judicial Proceedings Member
7 Baltimore County and Harford — Andrew P. Harris Republican 1998 Education, Health, and Environment Member
8 Baltimore County Katherine A. Klausmeier Democratic 2002 Finance Member
9 Carroll and Howard Allan H. Kittleman Republican 2004[a] Finance Member
10 Baltimore County Delores G. Kelley Democratic 1994 Finance Chair
11 Baltimore County Robert Zirkin Democratic 2006 Budget and Taxation —
12 Baltimore County and Howard Edward J. Kasemeyer Democratic 1986 Budget and Taxation (Vice-Chair) Member
13 Howard — James N. Robey Democratic 2006 Budget and Taxation —
14 Montgomery Rona E. Kramer Democratic 2002 Budget and Taxation Member
15 Montgomery Robert J. Garagiola Democratic 2002 Finance —
16 Montgomery Brian E. Frosh Democratic 1994 Judicial Proceedings (Chair) Member
17 Montgomery Jennie M. Forehand Democratic 1994 Judicial Proceedings Member
18 Montgomery Richard S. Madaleno, Jr. Democratic 2006 Budget and Taxation —
19 Montgomery — Michael G. Lenett Democratic 2006 Education, Health, and Environment —
20 Montgomery Jamie Raskin Democratic 2006 Judicial Proceedings —
21 Anne Arundel and Prince George's James Rosapepe Democratic 2006 Education, Health, and Environment —
22 Prince George's Paul G. Pinsky Democratic 1994 Education, Health, and Environment —
23 Prince George's Douglas J.J. Peters Democratic 2006 Budget and Taxation —
24 Prince George's Nathaniel Exum Democratic 1998 Finance —
25 Prince George's Ulysses Currie Democratic 1994 Budget and Taxation (Chair) Member
26 Prince George's C. Anthony Muse Democratic 2006 Judicial Proceedings —
27 Calvert and Prince George's Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Democratic 1974 n/a[b] Member
28 Charles Thomas M. "Mac" Middleton Democratic 1994 Finance (Chair) Member
29 Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Roy Dyson Democratic 1994 Education, Health, and Environment (Vice-Chair) —
30 Anne Arundel John Astle Democratic 1994 Finance (Vice-Chair) —
31 Anne Arundel Bryan Simonaire Republican 2006 Judicial Proceedings —
32 Anne Arundel James E. DeGrange, Sr. Democratic 1998 Budget and Taxation Vice-Chair
33 Anne Arundel — Edward R. Reilly Republican 2009[a] Education, Health and Environmental Affairs —
34 Cecil and Harford Nancy Jacobs Republican 1998 Judicial Proceedings —
35 Harford Barry Glassman Republican 1998 Finance —
36 Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's E. J. Pipkin Republican 2002 Finance —
37 Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Richard F. Colburn Republican 1994 Education, Health, and Environment —
38 Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester J. Lowell Stoltzfus Republican 1992[a] Budget and Taxation —
39 Montgomery Nancy J. King Democratic 2007 Budget and Taxation —
40 Baltimore City Catherine E. Pugh Democratic 2006 Finance —
41 Baltimore City Lisa A. Gladden Democratic 2002 Judicial Proceedings (Vice-Chair) —
42 Baltimore County James Brochin Democratic 2002 Judicial Proceedings —
43 Baltimore City Joan Carter Conway Democratic 1997[a] Education, Health, and Environment (Chair) —
44 Baltimore City Verna L. Jones Democratic 2002 Budget and Taxation —
45 Baltimore City Nathaniel J. McFadden Democratic 1994 Budget and Taxation Member
46 Baltimore City George W. Della, Jr. Democratic 1982 Finance —
47 Prince George's David C. Harrington Democratic 2008[a] Education, Health, and Environment —

Notes

a This Senator was originally appointed to office by the Governor to fill an open seat.

b The President of the Senate does not serve on any of the four standing legislative committees. He does, however, serve on both the Executive Nominations and the Rules Committees.

House of Delegates

Party composition
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 104
  Republican Party 37
Unaffiliated 0
 Total
 141
 Government Majority
 67

Leadership
Michael Busch, House Speaker
PositionNamePartyDistrict
Speaker of the HouseMichael E. BuschDemocratic30
Speaker Pro TemporeAdrienne A. JonesDemocratic10
Majority LeaderKumar P. BarveDemocratic17
Majority WhipTalmadge BranchDemocratic45
Minority LeaderTony O'DonnellRepublican29C
Minority WhipChristopher B. ShankRepublican2B

Members
Democrat/Republican
Democratic Party
Republican Party
DistrictCounties RepresentedDelegatePartyFirst ElectedCommittee
1A Allegany, Garrett Wendell R. Beitzel Republican 2006 Health and Government Operations
1B Allegany Kevin Kelly Democratic 1986 Judiciary
1C Allegany, Washington LeRoy Myers Republican 2002 Appropriations
2A Washington Robert A. McKee[2]
Andrew A. Serafini[3]		 Republican 2008 Ways and Means
2B Washington Chris Shank Republican 1998 Judiciary
2C Washington John P. Donoghue Democratic 1990 Health and Government Operations
3A Frederick Galen R. Clagett Democratic 2002 Appropriations
3A Frederick Sue Hecht Democratic 1994 Economic Matters
3B Frederick, Washington Richard B. Weldon Republican 2010 Health and Government Operations
4A Frederick Joseph R. Bartlett Republican 1998 Ways and Means
4A Frederick Paul S. Stull Republican 1994 Environmental Matters
4B Carroll, Frederick Donald B. Elliott Republican 1986 Health and Government Operations
5A Carroll Tanya Shewell Republican 2004[4] Environmental Matters
5A Carroll Nancy Stocksdale Republican 1994 Appropriations
5B Carroll, Baltimore County Wade Kach Republican 1974 Health and Government Operations
6 Baltimore County Joseph J. Minnick Democratic 1988[4] Economic Matters
6 Baltimore County John Olszewski Democratic 2006[4] Ways and Means
6 Baltimore County Michael H. Weir, Jr. Democratic 2002 Environmental Matters
7 Baltimore County, Harford Richard Impallaria Republican 2002 Economic Matters
7 Baltimore County, Harford J. B. Jennings Republican 2002 Ways and Means
7 Baltimore County, Harford Pat McDonough Republican 1978 Health and Government Operations
8 Baltimore County Todd Schuler Democratic 2006 Judiciary
8 Baltimore County Eric M. Bromwell Democratic 2002 Health and Government Operations
8 Baltimore County Joe Boteler Republican 2002 Environmental Matters
9A Howard Gail H. Bates Republican 2002[4] Appropriations
9A Howard Warren E. Miller Republican 2003[4] Economic Matters
9B Carroll Susan W. Krebs Republican 2002 Ways and Means
10 Baltimore County Emmett Burns Democratic 1994 Economic Matters
10 Baltimore County Adrienne A. Jones Democratic 1997[4] Appropriations
10 Baltimore County Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Democratic 1994 Health and Government Operations
11 Baltimore County Jon S. Cardin Democratic 2002 Ways and Means
11 Baltimore County Dan K. Morhaim Democratic 1994 Health and Government Operations
11 Baltimore County Dana Stein Democratic 2002[4] Environmental Matters
12A Baltimore County, Howard Steve DeBoy Democratic 2002 Appropriations
12A Baltimore County, Howard James Malone Democratic 1994 Environmental Matters (Vice-Chair)
12B Howard Elizabeth Bobo Democratic 1994 Environmental Matters
13 Howard Shane Pendergrass Democratic 1994 Health and Government Operations
13 Howard Guy Guzzone Democratic 2006 Appropriations
13 Howard Frank S. Turner Democratic 1994 Ways and Means
14 Montgomery Anne R. Kaiser Democratic 2002 Ways and Means
14 Montgomery Karen Montgomery Democratic 2002 Health and Government Operations
14 Montgomery Herman Taylor Democratic 2002 Economic Matters
15 Montgomery Craig L. Rice Democratic 2006 Ways and Means
15 Montgomery Kathleen M. Dumais Democratic 2002 Judiciary
15 Montgomery Brian J. Feldman Democratic 2002 Economic Matters
16 Montgomery William A. Bronrott Democratic 1998 Appropriations
16 Montgomery William Frick Democratic 2007[5] Ways and Means
16 Montgomery Susan C. Lee Democratic 2002[4] Judiciary
17 Montgomery Kumar P. Barve Democratic 1990 Ways and Means
17 Montgomery James W. Gilchrist Democratic 2006 Ways and Means
17 Montgomery Luiz Simmons Democratic 1978 Judiciary
18 Montgomery Ana Sol Gutierrez Democratic 2002 Appropriations
18 Montgomery Alfred C. Carr, Jr. Democratic 2007[5] Environmental Matters
18 Montgomery Jeff Waldstreicher Democratic 2006 Judiciary
19 Montgomery Hank Heller Democratic 1986 Appropriations
19 Montgomery Ben Kramer Democratic 2006 Judiciary
19 Montgomery Roger Manno Democratic 2006 Economic Matters
20 Montgomery Tom Hucker Democratic 2006 Environmental Matters
20 Montgomery Sheila E. Hixson Democratic 1976[4] Ways and Means (Chair)
20 Montgomery Heather R. Mizeur Democratic 2006 Health and Government Operations
21 Anne Arundel, Prince George's Barbara A. Frush Democratic 1994 Environmental Matters
21 Anne Arundel, Prince George's Ben Barnes Democratic 2006 Judiciary
21 Anne Arundel, Prince George's Joseline Peña-Melnyk Democratic 2006 Health and Government Operations
22 Prince George's Tawanna Gaines Democratic 2001[4] Appropriations
22 Prince George's Anne Healey Democratic 1990 Environmental Matters
22 Prince George's Justin D. Ross Democratic 2002 Ways and Means
23A Prince George's Gerron Levi Democratic 2006 Judiciary
23A Prince George's James W. Hubbard Democratic 1992[4] Health and Government Operations
23B Prince George's Marvin Holmes Democratic 2002 Environmental Matters
24 Prince George's Joanne C. Benson Democratic 1990 Health and Government Operations
24 Prince George's Carolyn Howard Democratic 1988[4] Ways and Means
24 Prince George's Michael L. Vaughn Democratic 2002 Economic Matters
25 Prince George's Aisha N. Braveboy Democratic 2006 Economic Matters
25 Prince George's Dereck E. Davis Democratic 1994 Economic Matters (Chair)
25 Prince George's Melony G. Griffith Democratic 1998 Appropriations
26 Prince George's Kris Valderrama Democratic 2006 Judiciary
26 Prince George's Jay Walker Democratic 2006 Ways and Means
26 Prince George's Veronica L. Turner Democratic 2002 Health and Government Operations
27A Calvert, Prince George's Jim Proctor Democratic 1990[4] Appropriations (Vice-Chair)
27A Calvert, Prince George's Joe Vallario Democratic 1974 Judiciary (Chair)
27B Calvert Sue Kullen Democratic 2004[4] Health and Government Operations
28 Charles Peter Murphy Democratic 2006 Ways and Means
28 Charles Sally Y. Jameson Democratic 2002 Economic Matters
28 Charles Murray D. Levy Democratic 2004[4] Appropriations
29A Charles, St. Mary's John F. Wood, Jr. Democratic 1986 Appropriations
29B St. Mary's John Bohanan Democratic 1999[4] Appropriations
29C Calvert, St. Mary's Tony O'Donnell Republican 1994 Environmental Matters
30 Anne Arundel Michael E. Busch Democratic 1986 Speaker of the House of Delegates
30 Anne Arundel Virginia P. Clagett Democratic 1994 Environmental Matters
30 Anne Arundel Ron George Republican 2006 Ways and Means
31 Anne Arundel Nic Kipke Republican 2002 Health and Government Operations
31 Anne Arundel Don Dwyer Republican 2006 Judiciary
31 Anne Arundel Steve Schuh Republican 2006 Appropriations
32 Anne Arundel Pamela Beidle Democratic 2006 Environmental Matters
32 Anne Arundel Mary Ann Love Democratic 1993 Economic Matters
32 Anne Arundel Ted Sophocleus Democratic 1992 Appropriations
33A Anne Arundel James King Republican 2006 Economic Matters
33A Anne Arundel Tony McConkey Republican 2002 Judiciary
33B Anne Arundel Robert A. Costa Republican 2002 Health and Government Operations
34A Cecil, Harford B. Daniel Riley Democratic 1998 Health and Government Operations
34A Cecil, Harford Mary-Dulany James Democratic 1998 Appropriations
34B Cecil David D. Rudolph Democratic 1994 Economic Matters (Vice-Chair)
35A Harford Wayne Norman Republican 2007[5] Environmental Matters
35A Harford Donna Stifler Republican 2006 Economic Matters
35B Harford Susan McComas Republican 2002 Judiciary
36 Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's Michael D. Smigiel Republican 2002 Judiciary
36 Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's Richard A. Sossi Republican 2002 Environmental Matters
36 Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's Mary Roe Walkup Republican 1994 Economic Matters
37A Dorchester, Wicomico Rudolph C. Cane Democratic 1998 Environmental Matters
37B Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico Adie Eckardt Republican 1994 Appropriations
37B Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico Jeannie Haddaway Republican 2002 Economic Matters
38A Somerset, Wicomico D. Page Elmore Republican 2002 Ways and Means
38B Wicomico, Worcester Norman Conway Democratic 1986 Appropriations (Chair)
38B Wicomico, Worcester Jim Mathias Democratic 2006[4] Economic Matters
39 Montgomery Charles E. Barkley Democratic 1998 Appropriations
39 Montgomery Kirill Reznik Democratic 2007[5] Health and Government Operations
39 Montgomery Saqib Ali Democratic 2006 Environmental Matters
40 Baltimore City Frank Conaway Democratic 2006 Judiciary
40 Baltimore City Barbara Robinson Democratic 2006 Appropriations
40 Baltimore City Shawn Z. Tarrant Democratic 2006 Health and Government Operations
41 Baltimore City Jill P. Carter Democratic 2002 Judiciary
41 Baltimore City Nathaniel T. Oaks Democratic 1982 Health and Government Operations
41 Baltimore City Sandy Rosenberg Democratic 1982 Judiciary (Vice-Chair)
42 Baltimore County Stephen Lafferty Democratic 2006 Environmental Matters
42 Baltimore County Susan Aumann Republican 2002 Appropriations
42 Baltimore County William J. Frank Republican 2002 Judiciary
43 Baltimore City Curt Anderson Democratic 1982 Judiciary
43 Baltimore City Ann Marie Doory Democratic 1986 Ways and Means (Vice-Chair)
43 Baltimore City Maggie McIntosh Democratic 1992[4] Environmental Matters (Chair)
44 Baltimore City Keith E. Haynes Democratic 2002 Appropriations
44 Baltimore City Ruth M. Kirk Democratic 1982 Economic Matters
44 Baltimore City Melvin L. Stukes Democratic 2006 Ways and Means
45 Baltimore City Talmadge Branch Democratic 1994 Appropriations
45 Baltimore City Cheryl Glenn Democratic 2006 Environmental Matters
45 Baltimore City Hattie N. Harrison Democratic 1973[4] Economic Matters
46 Baltimore City Peter A. Hammen Democratic 1994 Health and Government Operations (Chair)
46 Baltimore City Carolyn J. Krysiak Democratic 1990 Economic Matters
46 Baltimore City Brian K. McHale Democratic 1990 Economic Matters
47 Prince George's Jolene Ivey Democratic 2006 Ways and Means
47 Prince George's Doyle L. Niemann Democratic 2002 Environmental Matters
47 Prince George's Victor R. Ramirez Democratic 2002 Judiciary

Notes
  1. "Maryland House and Senate Sessions 2008". Maryland Legislative Information Systems. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  2. resigned February 18, 2008
  3. appointed by governor on March 7, 2008 to fill vacancy due to McKee resignation
  4. Originally appointed to office to fill an open seat, rather than elected. Each Delegate so marked has been elected in their own right since their appointment.
  5. Originally appointed to office to fill an open seat, rather than elected.

See also
  • Current members of the Maryland State Senate

References
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